Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Item
Title
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Description
This is the second memorial to Roosevelt in the city; the first is near the National Archives and matches Roosevelt's own statement about what a memorial to him should look like: a block of stone about the size of a desk. However, in the 1970s, Congress approved a larger memorial, which was constructed in the 1990s once funding was secured. The FDR memorial generated controversy over depictions of Roosevelt in a wheelchair. Some activists argued that the wheelchair should be more prominent, while others pointed out the fact that Roosevelt's disability was largely hidden during his own lifetime.
Creator
Lawrence Halprin
George Segal
Date
05/02/1997 (Dedicated)
Coverage
1980-1999
Spatial Coverage
38°53′2″N 77°2′40″W
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.
topic
design & monuments
politics & protest
presidents